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We are so excited to be in the final stages of planning our U.S. Tour. We have been busy recording a new album that will be released to coincide with the 2005 tour. We wanted to be able to present our new praise and worship album "Changed" to our friends in the U.S. "Changed" is a collection of gospel songs dear to our hearts that was recorded before a live congregation here in Norway. Our hope is that these songs will minister to the hearts of those who hear them like they have ministered to us. We begin our U.S. Tour in Dallas this year on Friday, July 15th with an appearance on the Celebration Show with Marcus and Joni Lamb. Their daily talk and music show is broadcast on the Daystar Satellite Network at 11 am CST daily. We certainly hope you will tune in. On Sunday, July 17th we will be ministering in song at the Bethesda Church in Dallas. Please check our new web site, www.voiceofjoyonline.com or www.voiceofjoy.net for service times. We are honored to be returning as guests of Christ Church at the 2005 Music and Worship Conference, which begins Wednesday July 20th. We encourage all of our friends to attend the conference. There is an incredible line up of artists this year and we can't wait to meet them all. Israel Houghten, Natalie Grant, Geron Davis, J. Daniel Smith, Tom McDonald, Chris and Carol Beaty, and Danny Murray with the Voices of Lee, are among those hosting workshops and performing this year. We will be hosting Vocal Workshop A, as well as performances Thursday and Friday evenings. Our big news this summer is a live DVD/CD event we will be recording at Brentwood Baptist Church on Saturday, July 23rd. Our friends David Hamilton and Patrick Henderson will be producing the event and we are very excited about some special guests that will singing with us that evening. Please come be a part of this live recording. We will be interviewing some of our friends and are encouraging much audience participation in this documentary style DVD. Sunday morning July 24th finds us returning to Victory Baptist Church in Nashville. We are so excited to see our friends there again, and especially the fine cooks that put their heart and soul into the meals they prepare for us. Sunday evening we will be in concert at Christ Church. This year we will have some special guests that will thrill your soul with their anointed praise and worship. Please come worship the Lord with us at Christ Church. On Wednesday July, 27th we will be visiting our friends again at Dickson First Assembly. We love the congregation there and the amazing program for the youth that Pastors Dave and Brad have developed. On Sunday July 31st we will be ministering at the morning services at Mt. Paran Church of God in Atlanta. We are so excited to be visiting Mt. Paran. We met their minister of music, Mark Blankenship, last year at the Music and Worship Conference and became instant friends. On Sunday evening we will conclude our U.S. Tour at Friendship Baptist Church, McMinnville Tennessee. We visited Friendship on our very first trip to the U.S. and they have a special place in our hearts. We are looking forward to singing in the new church they have built to accommodate a growing, vibrant congregation. As many of you know, we love American food so our mouths are watering as we think about macaroni and cheese, delicious bar-b-que, homemade ice cream and watermelon. We are bringing our appetites and our bathing suits and can't wait to experience the wonderful summer, and the hospitality and fellowship that our brothers and sisters so generously bless us with when we visit in the U.S. We still have a couple of open dates on the tour. If your church would be interesting in hosting Voice of Joy to minister in song, please reply using our Booking Form. Please continue to pray for our ministry and for traveling mercies as we embark on the long journey from Norway. God Bless you all! 06.12.2005 - Voice of Joy Web site Launched |
06.18.2005 - June Newsletter